Does Cameco Fuel Manufacturing work with enriched uranium?
Cameco Fuel Manufacturing has been licensed and has safely worked with enriched uranium for more than 40 years. The company has received approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for an increase in the amount of slightly enriched uranium that can be on site at any given time. The material will be used to create a new, more efficient fuel for Bruce Power. The new fuel offers enhanced safety margins as the bundle employs a mixture of dysprosium oxide with uranium oxide in the fuel pellets. The dysprosium enhances the safety of the reactor by serving as a brake to slow the nuclear chain reaction in the unlikely event of a loss of coolant.
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